Comments on: Welcome To America. Here's Your Elastic Waistband. http://www.brainhandles.com/2007/07/29/welcome-to-america-heres-your-elastic-waistband/ Whatever's tugging at my brain handles Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:18:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Greg Bulmash http://www.brainhandles.com/2007/07/29/welcome-to-america-heres-your-elastic-waistband/#comment-660 Greg Bulmash Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:50:15 +0000 http://www.brainhandles.com/2007/07/29/welcome-to-america-heres-your-elastic-waistband/#comment-660 I was at the market today and I looked at the nutritional content. One serving gives you 66% of the US RDA of saturated fat. If you want proof, I offer you one of their recipes... 1 tub (24.2 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Ready-To-Eat Cheesecake Filling 1 HONEY MAID Graham Pie Crust (6 oz.) 1 cup cherry pie filling This provides: 3,280 Calories (410 x 8 ) 216 grams of fat (27 x 8 ) of which 128 grams are saturated fat (16 x 8 ) 680 milligrams of Cholesterol (85 mg x 8 ) 3.36 grams of Sodium (420mg x 8 ) 288 grams of Carbs (36 x 8 ) Ouch I was at the market today and I looked at the nutritional content. One serving gives you 66% of the US RDA of saturated fat.

If you want proof, I offer you one of their recipes...

1 tub (24.2 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Ready-To-Eat Cheesecake Filling
1 HONEY MAID Graham Pie Crust (6 oz.)
1 cup cherry pie filling

This provides:

3,280 Calories (410 x 8 )
216 grams of fat (27 x 8 )
of which 128 grams are saturated fat (16 x 8 )

680 milligrams of Cholesterol (85 mg x 8 )
3.36 grams of Sodium (420mg x 8 )
288 grams of Carbs (36 x 8 )

Ouch

]]> By: Dennis http://www.brainhandles.com/2007/07/29/welcome-to-america-heres-your-elastic-waistband/#comment-640 Dennis Sun, 29 Jul 2007 13:49:37 +0000 http://www.brainhandles.com/2007/07/29/welcome-to-america-heres-your-elastic-waistband/#comment-640 Upon return to Wisconsin after a week in Addis Ababa, we were repeatedly inspired by various displays of great girth to turn to each other and say "We're not in Ethiopia any more". Welcome to America indeed! Upon return to Wisconsin after a week in Addis Ababa, we were repeatedly inspired by various displays of great girth to turn to each other and say "We're not in Ethiopia any more". Welcome to America indeed!

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